And the person who has his ear on economic policy is Roger Altman.

We now know that Roger Altman did not tell us the truth concerning the nature of those contacts.

Although a favorite of economic pundits, Roger Altman's argument that globalization exposes economies to greater risks makes little sense.

A simple phone call to Roger Altman would have elicited the facts.

Roger Altman is, of course, not the first person to face the political equivalent of the third degree.

"I thought Roger Altman was put in a terrible situation," Mr. Roelle said.

Roger Altman's war room was working the public side, having me do telephone press conferences in states whose members of Congress could go either way.

And Bob Rubin and Roger Altman went down to Washington.

Roger Altman, who heads the investment-banking firm Evercore, told me that the company's performance has been "beyond phenomenal."

A. Well, there were no briefings, and I didn't know about, for example, Roger Altman's meeting until he testified to it on the Hill.

And the person who has his ear on economic policy is Roger Altman.

We now know that Roger Altman did not tell us the truth concerning the nature of those contacts.

Although a favorite of economic pundits, Roger Altman's argument that globalization exposes economies to greater risks makes little sense.

A simple phone call to Roger Altman would have elicited the facts.

Roger Altman is, of course, not the first person to face the political equivalent of the third degree.

"I thought Roger Altman was put in a terrible situation," Mr. Roelle said.

Roger Altman's war room was working the public side, having me do telephone press conferences in states whose members of Congress could go either way.

And Bob Rubin and Roger Altman went down to Washington.

Roger Altman, who heads the investment-banking firm Evercore, told me that the company's performance has been "beyond phenomenal."

A. Well, there were no briefings, and I didn't know about, for example, Roger Altman's meeting until he testified to it on the Hill.